12 Oct
2000
12 Oct
'00
6:01 a.m.
I gues that was not you I had in mind, after all I bought your portfolio
which in my opinion was rightly priced for the content. (did you ever find
that parallel port?)
The seller I was refering to had the biggest booth of all and the most
inflated prices I have ever seen. For reference the name started with
"Computer" and ended in "Jones", That's the guy who didn't
want to sell at
the VCF. I don't know where he comes from but I have never ever ever seen a
dealer in used "crap" refusing to bargain. And that really pissed me off
(here you go Sellam another example of where cussing IS appropriate). That's
the dude I hope had to take his load back home. He's a buisness and should
know better. If he wants "ebay prices" (TM) for his stuff, he should sell on
ebay or out of his store or whaterver hole in the wall he normally operates
from. A hobby meeting is for hobbyists where you unload stuff you don't want
anymore and sell at a reasonable price so you're not out of pocket. If a
business wants to participate, they should undrstand the spirit of the event
and be willing to play by the rules.
I could go on but I have a meeting to attend
My rant
Francois
> >Let's see, how would you name a meeting
where several buyers went
> >home with new toys at acceptable prices (a TRS 80 M1 with expansion
> >box, printer and all dust covers (!) at USD 30 isn't realy overpriced)
> >and some pricepushing dealer went home with their entire stock ?
> >
> I just Wish I could have seen his face when he was packing his stuff
back.
I hope he
swore to never make it back.
I don't think that my prices were THAT bad! We made a lot of people
happy, got rid of a few boxes of old class handout reprints from Dr.
Dobbs, and found homes for a few items (PCJrs, Portfolio, etc.). At the
end of the day, I sold my entire remaining stock that I had brought down
to a colleague who is starting a collection (OSI, N*'s, Compupro, etc) for
a preset price. He still owes me one more pizza.
Sellam puts on a fantastic event (calling it a "great fucking show" could
be miscontrued). I shall return.
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com